José Filipe Rafael

José Filipe Rafael is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at CATÓLICA-LISBON, Catholic University of Portugal, where he teaches courses in Multivariate Data Analysis and Project Management. He holds leadership roles as Deputy Director for Executive Education and Director for Africa at CATÓLICA-LISBON, and coordinates the PAGAP - Advanced Program in Management and Project Evaluation and the PGG - General Management Program.

• MSc in Operations Research and Systems Engineering from IST (UTL)
• MBA from UNL
• Graduated in Economics from Catholic University of Portugal

His scientific areas focus on Operations and Data Science, with practical applications in project management and executive education programs. Rafael combines academic teaching with leadership roles in institutional development and program coordination.